| Sesame Street | |||||
| Sam the Machine tries to prove he has feelings | |||||
| Air date | December 17, 1975 | ||||
| Season | Season 7 (1975-1976) | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Sam the Robot greets Susan and the kids, asking how they’re feeling. After a beat he expects to be asked how he’s feeling, but Susan says that machines don’t have feelings. To prove her wrong Sam belts out a metallic wheezing laughing fit, which Maria, Mr. Hooper, and everyone else get caught up in. Sam finally blows some gaskets and excretes steam when he stops laughing, then offers to demonstrate sorrow by crying for everybody; they all pass on the offer. |
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Cartoon | A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Song | "Starfish" (First: Episode 0280) |
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Muppets | "The Subway" (First: Episode 0762) |
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Cartoon | A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Video | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
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SCENE 2 | Herry Monster asks the kids at home to do simple exercises with him like moving eyebrows, touching toes with fingers, and running in place. Kermit the Frog cameos during the running in place exercise. |
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Cartoon | Elephants have 4 legs. (First: Episode 0560) |
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Cartoon | A top-hatted man tries to show a girl how many uses a box has, but she prefers kicking it. (First: Episode 0763) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie comes from finishing his bath, and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. Bert asks if he's washed behind his ears, his neck, and his elbows. Finally, Ernie remembers that he forgot to turn off the water in the tub -- as the water level rises. (First: Episode 0347) |
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SCENE 3 | Maria and Maria (a wheelchair-bound child) encounter Herry, who is frustrated because he is struggling to put his new barbells together. They help him by pointing to the barbell he has that’s already assembled. Herry thanks them, then assumes neither of them are strong enough to lift them, but they prove him wrong when they take one away. |
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Cartoon | Capital letter U for up (First: Episode 0401) |
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Muppets | Kermit, Farmer Grover and a horse show how a horse and cart works. (First: Episode 0590) |
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Cartoon | The story of Aesop's "The Lion and the Mouse". (First: Episode 0773) |
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Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: A film of camels eating. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0388) |
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Cartoon | Typewriter: U for Umbrella |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD, then eats it. (First: Episode 0601) |
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Cartoon | U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702) |
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Cast | Bob and Maria are spies who meet under a street lamp and greet each other with a recitation of "Hey Diddle Diddle". Once they've confirmed each others identities, Maria produces a card with shapes and a number while Bob shifts to a rendition of "One of These Things" with a British accent. (First: Episode 0592) |
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Cartoon | "Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0629) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for UP (First: Episode 0624) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (First: Episode 0132) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0038) |
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SCENE 4 | At his store, Mr. Hooper plays “Three of These Things” with Big Bird using four boxes, each containing noodles, custard mix, soap powder, or cereal. Mr. Hooper goes with the obvious answer that the small box of custard mix doesn't belong with the three big boxes. Big Bird points out the more difficult answer, with the soap powder being the only item being unedible. "Well, I've been playing this game for a long time," he brags to a speechless Mr. Hooper, adding, "Boy, sometimes I'm so smart it scares me." |
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Cartoon | A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background. (First: Episode 0791) |
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Muppets | The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car. (First: Episode 0603) |
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Film | Peacock Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper tells a man that "stickys" are really useful. The man asks, "What's a sticky for?". Then Harvey slaps a number 4 on the man's chest and says, "This is sticky, and it's a four!" (First: Episode 0668) |
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Film | Marching Band #4 (First: Episode 0507) |
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Cartoon | A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers. (First: Episode 0416) |
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Cast | Luis, dressed as a magician, demonstrates addition by conjuring up the correct numeral when David and Maria arrive. As each person leaves, Luis switches the numerals to present subtraction. (First: Episode 0485) |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) |
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Muppets | Bip Bippadotta and friends show none, some and all. (First: Episode 0615) |
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Cartoon | E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg. (First: Episode 0002) |
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SCENE 5 | Big Bird wants to show his new transistor radio to everyone, and dances along Sesame Street listening to some loud rock music. Susan can't read her book with such noise and suggests he go somewhere else. He gets the same treatment from Mr. Hooper and Maria when he tries to enjoy his music at Hooper's Store and on the garage steps. The only one it doesn't seem to bother is Herry, whom he gives the radio to as he plops down next to him for a nap. |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley hosts "The Trading Game" with contestants Oscar the Grouch and Sally Screamer. (First: Episode 0279) |
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Cartoon | Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. (First: Episode 0407) |
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Cast | David and Luis assemble a fractured letter U. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Cartoon | Four construction workers build a number 4. (First: Episode 0507) |
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Cartoon | A woodpecker drills through a tree to demonstrate entrada and salida. |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it. (First: Episode 0468) |
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Cartoon | A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6. (First: Episode 0783) |
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Cartoon | E for Eel (First: Episode 0408) |
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Transition | Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge C (First: Episode 0282) |
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SCENE 6 | Maria, Maria, and the kids visit Hooper's for a soda (almost bumping into Big Bird) as Susan announces the sponsors. |
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CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper holds the Children's Television Workshop sign. |
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